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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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